Quartz countertops?
I'm working on my very first remodel project and am learning a lot. This is fun!
Already decided:
--White shaker cabinets (diamond breman)
https://www.diamondcabinets.com/products/breman?prod={47846E07-20DA-44FB-8ACB-ED2EF38777FF}
--Fireclay 3x6 subway tiles, offset, azurine
Already decided and installed/painted:
--Floors - coretec teton oak
--Wall paint - Sherwin Williams functional gray
I'd love to hear opinions on countertops. We're going with quartz and while these samples are all silestone, I'm open to any quartz brand:
#1 - silestone charcoal soapstone suede
#2 - silestone expo grey
#3 - silestone desert silver
#4 - silestone kensho
I like all 4 choices, but I think #1 is too dark and #3 is too light.
#2 and #4 have the nice gray shade I'm looking for, but I want a slight pattern. Nothing too busy and I definitely don't want to replicate the granite look with lots of colors and movement.
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Comments (8)I must admit the colours don't really 'gel' easy for my mind. I think the brown and pink and turquoise just doesn't do it for me but I hope someone can prove me wrong. I do love white and turquoise though. You could be bold and choose to paint your island turquoise or maybe another piece of furniture in your kitchen like a dresser or table. Or maybe all the lower cabinets turquoise and upper white. Or you could restrict your pops of colour to lighting, tiles, chairs etc. I did find a nice picture of white, turquoise and lime green accents. I'll try and post the link. On the other hand if you are only keeping the tiles because you feel you *should* keep them I think it may always be all you see in your beautiful new kitchen....in my opinion haha keep them if you love them but don't try and fit a whole scheme around them if you know what I mean. Hope to help....See MoreNew Quartz countertop sitting on shims
Comments (3)It's an awkward one. No it shouldn't be like that. It's not awful and I doubt the Quartz is compromised, but it's not perfect and if you're not happy then ..................Check for level.by looking at the bottom of all the units, do they line up? The problem is with the units, not specifically the fitting of the work top. It's the poorly fitted units that have caused the problem with the worktop. However, this should have been noticed and checked for level and that they were solid before the worktop went on. So, as often is in these situations it's 6 of one and half a dozen of the other. I'm presuming that the reason the fitter used shims is because the cupboard below wouldn't go up any further or it would have been completely out of line with the others for whatever reason? The doors are easily adjusted back to level, but the carcass should have been right to start with. Could this be happening because the floor isn't solid? There should have been no movement, especially not that much? I'm wondering if there was a little bounce in the floor such as you may get on floorboard with boarding over the top and the weight of the quartz affected that? I'd take it back up with the worktop fitter and the kitchen fitter together on site....See MoreNew Quartz countertops sitting on shims.
Comments (6)Like all quartz brands and also even granites they must be glue down correctly and with quartz it is silicone and no shims at all, you do not need them if the cabinets are level. First thing any installer should check with a 6" level. side to side, front to back. I can tell you know that this will void the Silestone warranty or any other manufacturers warranty, from the photos you have shown. You are correct does not matter if the floors are way out of level, the adjustments on the cabinets will take up the issues there. But sometimes it is also the legs are not weight rated for stone. They use them because the are cheap, but the flex and bow under the load of stone. The photo below is straight from the Silestone fabrication and installation manual and this is from our draft manual for one of the major manufacturers. Your stone counters do not even look like they have been stuck down into place, there is no silicone, nothing! Ps I know of two members on here that work for Silestone. They generally will pass information on....See Morecorian vs quartz
Comments (8)It's a tough questions, corian doesn't stain and is repairable but does scratch easily, quartz can stain and can't be repaired but doesn't scratch anywhere near as easily, both aren't the best with heat, neither is granite, all shouldn't have extreme heat directly applied to them. Price wise, pure coloured corians are usually cheaper than pure coloured quartz, but then patterned corians are usually more expensive than patterned quartz/granite. Both have pros and cons and I think it ultimately comes down to how you use the kitchen and what style you want. We have both on display in our showroom and we sell both just as much....See More
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- 8 years agoI went out to a quartz and stone store today and have new options. Care to vote, anyone? The new quartz brand options are from quantum quartz. If you vote, please tell me if you are voting for one of the silestone options from the original post or one of the options from this new batch of photos. ✅
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love fireclay and love the tiles! my friend did the glass from fireclay and a natural soapstone
these blue ones are also fireclay and have a black countertop
other fireclay colors
this is a quartzite called Negresco. resembles soapstone but is stronger.
and if you get it honed, it's a lighter gray color
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- 8 years agoI ended up choosing a very similar countertop to #2 from the 2nd set. I was also able to see a huge slab, which helped a ton.
Final selection = Cambria Delgatie
It’s beautiful! Of course the picture from the website will not do it justice, but here it is anyway.
8 years agoWe just went with Desert Silver by Silestone. We were looking for a lighter gray with warmer tones and understated veins... Still needs some finishing touches, but we love it so far! Last pic is what it looked like before.
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